SHOP ASSISTANTS’ AWARD

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1063, 29 August 1930, Page 14

SHOP ASSISTANTS’ AWARD

INCREASED WAGES WANTED Press Association WELLINGTON, Thursday. An application by the Federated Shop Assistants’ Association for a new award, including increases in wages, was heard in the Arbitration Court today. Messrs. A. W. Croskery, Wellington, W. Batchelor, Dunedin, and P. Salmon, Wellington, appeared for the employees, and Mr. T. O. Bishop appeared for the employers. The union claimed a 44-hour week and that the minimum rate of wages payable to shop assistans should be as follow:—Branch manager or manageress, with no assistants, £7; in control of one assistant, £7 10s; with two assistants, £8; three assistants, £8 10s. Departmental manager or manageress, with no assistants, £ 6 10s; with one assistant, £7; two assistants, £7 10s; three or more assistants, £B. Floor superintendent, £8 10s: window-dresser, £6 10s; travellers, £6 10s; head storeman or packers, or only storemen or packers. £6. Mr. Bishop said that while the union proposed substantial increases in wages all round, the employers sought an alteration to the schedule w'hich would mean increasing some rates and decreasing others. The most important thing the employers wanted was an alteration in the scale for employees entering the trade at 18 years of age and over. After further evidence had been heard the hearing was adjourned until tomorrow'.